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BUILDING Filed Aug. 17, 1945 y 2 Sl-IEETSSPEET 1 WITNESSES I N VEN TOR:

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illustrated and generally designated Patented July 15, 1 952 UNITED STATE BUILDING Edward P. Simon, Philadelphia, Pa.; Edith D. Simon, executrix of said Edward P. Simon, deceased, assignor to Lyle F. Boulware, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application August 17, 1945, Serial No. 610,989

1 Claim.

This invention relates to buildings, and has reference more particularly to buildings constructed from pre-fabricated component units.

In connection with buildings of the type particularly referred to, I aim to provide for the interlocking of pre-fabricated wall and roof units incident to assembling in such a way as to preclude their subsequent displacement relative to each other or to other parts after they have once been set up, without necessitating the use of additional fastening means such as nails or screws to the advantage of minimizing expenditures for labor in erection, as well as effecting a substantial saving in material costs.

How the foregoing objectives and advantages can be readily realized in practice will appear from the following detailed description of the attached drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a broken out fragmentary view in cross section of a building structure conveniently embodying my invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are fragmentary views in section drawn to a larger scale to show more clearly the structural details at the regions within the confines of the dot-and-dash circles II and III in Fig. 1.

In the building of my invention, the joists for the floor 6 are supported in a well known way upon stone or concrete foundations I and 8, the floor projecting outward somewhat beyond the outer foundations I and having secured to or otherwise formed with it along its edges at the top, anchorage beads 9 which are upwardly convexed as at In in Fig. 2.

The walls of the building of which only one is II are formed as pre-fabricated units and constructed hollow with outer and inner thicknesses I2 and I3 of wood, metal or other suitable material united top and bottom through interposition of filler strips I4 and I 5. As shown to the best advantage in Fig. 2, the outer thickness I2 of the wall unit II extends somewhat below the inner thickness I3 and secured to it at the inside along its bottom edge in vertically spaced relation to the filler strip I5 is an inwardly projecting stop strip I 6 whereof the thickness is slightly less than the horizontal width of the overhanging edge portion of the floor 6. It will be noted that the bottom of the lower filler strip I5 is upwardly concaved as at I! complementarily to the roundin II] at the top of the bead strip 9 at the edge of the floor, the curvature having its center in the present instance in the lower outer corner edge of the stop strip IS. The bottom filler strip I5 and stop strip I6 thus jointly form a laterally-open groove I8 along the inner face of the wall unit II at the bottom capable of being pivotally engaged with the beaded edge 9 of the floor 6 in such manner that said wall unit can be swung upwardly incident to erection of the building through the dotand-dash line position of Fig. 2 to the final upright position in which it is shown in full lines. The character of inter-engaging portions of the floor edge and the bottom of the wall unit it will be noted is such that the latter, after erection, is effectively locked both against lateral and up and down displacement, but can be shifted endwise if this should be necessary for proper junction of its ends with adjacent side walls.

After erection of opposite wall units as just explained, they are connected at the top by cross ties as instanced at 20 from which, at the center, rise studs 2I for the support of the center or ridge bar 22 for the roof. In accordance with m invention the roof is formed by pro-fabricated sections, one of these generally designated 23 being shown complete in cross section in Fig. 1 and in part in Fig. 3. From the latter picture it will be seen that the roof section 23 has an interlocking connection with the top of the wall unit I I which is generally similar to the one existing between the bottom of said unit and the floor 6. Incorporated in the roof section 23 are suitably spaced rafters 24 to which the facing boards 25 are attached, and which, at their eave ends, are under cut as at 26 and connected by top and bottom eave strips 21 and 28. The under cut portions of the rafters 24 and the eave strip 28 together provide a longitudinal groove 30 with an inwardly extending tongue 3| on the bottom eave strip 28 for registry with a longitudinally extending groove 32 in the filler strip I4 at the top of the wall unit II. The roof unit 23 is finished off at its eave edge by a moulding strip 33 which aids in holding the roof covering 34 in place.

With the wall unit I I in place, the roof section 23 is applied as shown in dot-and-dash lines in Figs. 1 and 3 with the tongue 3| on the eave strip 28 resting on the lower ledge of the groove 32 in the top filler strip I4 of the wall. Thereupon the roof section 23 is lowered to the final position in which it is shown in full lines in Figs 1 and 3, with the ledge of the groove 32 acting as a pivotal support, with incidental full entry of the tongue 3| into the groove 32 and locking of the top of the groove with the projecting portion of the upper filler block I4 of the wall unit. In this way, the roof section 23 is in turn secured against the possibility of subsequent up or down, and lateral displacement relative to the wall unit II- The 3 building may be otherwise completed in any desired or approved manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: A building having an horizontal outwardly projecting anchorage bead substantially at the floor level; and pre-fabricated hollow wall units each having outer and inner thicknesses, the outer thickness extending downwardly substantially beyond a bottom filler strip interposed between said thickness extending downward substantially bealong its bottom edge, said stop strip and filler strip jointly providing a lateral groove which is cross sectionally configured to pivotally interlock with the bead projection at the corresponding side of the building as such wall unit is swung upward into position incident to erection, so as to hold said unit against subsequent up and down and lateral displacement.

EDWARD P. SIMON.

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